Man in Oregon beats himself up and claims cops did it

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LANE COUNTY, OR -- When Aleksander Tomaszewski claimed he had been beaten up by detectives in Lane County, police went back and checked on their surveillance . Low and behold, the alleged assault did indeed take place. Although it was Tomaszewski who beat up himself!

Tomaszewski later admitted to the fib, saying he thought it would get him out of jail. Instead, he pleaded guilty to filing a false report and was sentenced to time served.